The present invention relates to a thawing-apparatus, in which a substance is preferably heated. The present invention further relates to a method to thaw a substance with radio-frequency waves.

The disclosure discloses a method for killing A. Flavus spores by infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation, and belongs to the technical field of sterilization. The method is to treat A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in combination with essential oil fumigation. The disclosure provides a method for killing A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation. On the one hand, air residual heat and energy of medium and short wave infrared radiation are fully used to make a material heated up rapidly, and on the other hand, essential oil on the surface of the material penetrates the cell membrane of A. Flavus spores, and further damages protein on the membrane and internal organelles in combination with the heat effect. The process is easy in operation, low in energy consumption, pollution-free and high in sterilization efficiency, and can be used for purifying bulk grains.

The disclosure discloses a method for killing A. Flavus spores by infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation, and belongs to the technical field of sterilization. The method is to treat A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in combination with essential oil fumigation. The disclosure provides a method for killing A. Flavus spores by medium and short wave infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation. On the one hand, air residual heat and energy of medium and short wave infrared radiation are fully used to make a material heated up rapidly, and on the other hand, essential oil on the surface of the material penetrates the cell membrane of A. Flavus spores, and further damages protein on the membrane and internal organelles in combination with the heat effect. The process is easy in operation, low in energy consumption, pollution-free and high in sterilization efficiency, and can be used for purifying bulk grains.

Dehydration and drying are some of the oldest methods of preserving food and other biological materials such as proteins and both live and dead live microorganisms or their metabolites. The invention disclosed herein seeks a method of further improving the process of preserving biological material by combining the freezing or freeze-drying process with a partial infrared dehydration step. By using infrared radiation energy to perform simultaneous blanching and dehydration, the drying speed is greatly increased and better cellular and molecular integrity is maintained. The invention herein is also particularly useful in connection with cannabis and hemp.

Dehydration and drying are some of the oldest methods of preserving food and other biological materials such as proteins and both live and dead live microorganisms or their metabolites. The invention disclosed herein seeks a method of further improving the process of preserving biological material by combining the freezing or freeze-drying process with a partial infrared dehydration step. By using infrared radiation energy to perform simultaneous blanching and dehydration, the drying speed is greatly increased and better cellular and molecular integrity is maintained. The invention herein is also particularly useful in connection with cannabis and hemp.

The present invention relates to a thawing-apparatus, in which a substance is preferably heated. The present invention further relates to a method to thaw a substance with radio-frequency waves.

A rapid method to detect and/or remove mobile insects inside granular material is presented. The core of this method is to heat grain samples to the desired temperatures (about 55 C) using microwave or radio frequency energy to force insects to move out of the granular material.

A rapid method to detect and/or remove mobile insects inside granular material is presented. The core of this method is to heat grain samples to the desired temperatures (about 55 C) using microwave or radio frequency energy to force insects to move out of the granular material.

This invention relates to food processing and, in particular, blanching and dehydration of foods. Conventional blanching and dehydration requires use of steam and forced hot air. This invention is the first to effectively use infrared radiation energy to perform simultaneous blanching and dehydration of fruits and vegetables. Since this technology does not involve the addition of steam or water in the process of blanching, it has been named “infrared dry-blanching” (IDB) technology. IDB is intended to be a replacement for current steam, water and/or microwave blanching methods. It can be used to produce many kinds of value-added dried, refrigerated, frozen and dehydrofrozen foods such as fruit and vegetable products. In general, the advantages of IDB include (1) uniform heating which enhances energy efficiency and limits damage from over-heating, (2) capability of zone heating to address differential density, (3) ability to treat large or small lots with the same piece of equipment, (4) portability, since equipment can be built on wheels, and (5) a safe, non-toxic process with no harmful side-effects to humans or the environment.

This invention relates to food processing and, in particular, blanching and dehydration of foods. Conventional blanching and dehydration requires use of steam and forced hot air. This invention is the first to effectively use infrared radiation energy to perform simultaneous blanching and dehydration of fruits and vegetables. Since this technology does not involve the addition of steam or water in the process of blanching, it has been named “infrared dry-blanching” (IDB) technology. IDB is intended to be a replacement for current steam, water and/or microwave blanching methods. It can be used to produce many kinds of value-added dried, refrigerated, frozen and dehydrofrozen foods such as fruit and vegetable products. In general, the advantages of IDB include (1) uniform heating which enhances energy efficiency and limits damage from over-heating, (2) capability of zone heating to address differential density, (3) ability to treat large or small lots with the same piece of equipment, (4) portability, since equipment can be built on wheels, and (5) a safe, non-toxic process with no harmful side-effects to humans or the environment.